Hadith 16508

Chapter 42

باب 42

(42) باب التَّعَوُّذِ مِنْ أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ. {أَرَاذِلُنَا} أَسْقَاطُنَا

(42) Chapter: To seek refuge with Allah from senile old age (IT)
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَعَوَّذُ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَرَمِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ ".

Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to seek refuge with Allah saying, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from laziness, and seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from geriatric old age, and seek refuge with You from miserliness." (IT)

Reference (IT): Sahih al-Bukhari 6371 (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 80, Hadith 68 (IT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 8, Book 75, Hadith 382 (IT)